Jean Barraque

Short bio Jean Barraque

Birthday: 1928 in Puteaux, France

Died: 1973 in Paris, France

Active: 1950s - 1970s

Genre: Avant-Garde,Classical

Full biography Jean Barraque

Jean Barraque (1928-1973) was a French composer and writer on music who developed an individual form of serialism. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Langlais and Olivier Messiaen. His music is characterized by complex rhythms, atonality and dense textures. Barraque's major works include the "Symphonie pour un homme seul" (Symphony for One Man Alone), which he composed in collaboration with Pierre Schaeffer, and the "Concerto pour six instruments" (Concerto for Six Instruments).

Barraque's music was often difficult to perform and initially met with limited success. However, his unique approach to serialism and innovative use of electronic music eventually garnered him praise and recognition.

Aside from his music, Barraque wrote extensively on musical theory and aesthetics. His writings focused on the concept of "integral serialism", a term he coined to describe his approach to composition. He believed that all elements of a musical work, including rhythm, dynamics and tone color, should be organized serially. This idea influenced many other composers, including Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Although he passed away at a young age, Barraque's influence on modern music continues to be felt today. His works have been performed and recorded by many renowned musicians, and his writings remain an important part of music theory.

Compositions featuring Jean Barraque

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	...au dela du hasard (...beyond mere luck), for 4 instrumental formations & a vocal formation	41:24 min	Orchestral	1958
2	Etude	5:06 min		1952
3	Piano Sonata	45:06 min	Keyboard	1952
4	Sequence	20:05 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1950
5	Intermezzo for piano	3:29 min	Keyboard	1949
6	Morceaux (2), for piano	2:13 min	Keyboard	1949
7	Piece for piano	2:16 min	Keyboard	1949
8	Theme & Variations for piano	7:06 min	Keyboard	1949
9	Mouvement Lent, for piano	9:48 min	Keyboard	1947
10	Retour, for piano	8:27 min	Keyboard	1947
11	Concerto for clarinet, vibraphone & 6 groups of 3 instruments	30:16 min	Concerto	-
12	Le Temps Restitué for soprano, chorus & 31 instruments	39:25 min	Choral	-

Albums featuring Jean Barraque

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Jean Barraqué - Jean-Pierre Collot – Espaces Imaginaires(CD, Album)	2019	Winter & Winter
2	Jean-Frédéric Neuburger - Liszt, Barraqué, Debussy – Récital De Piano(CD, )	2011	Mirare
3	Jean Barraqué - Herbert Henck – Sonate Pour Piano(CD, Album)	1999	ECM Records
4	Jean Barraqué - Stefan Litwin · Klangforum Wien · Cambreling · Wyttenbach · Rundel – Œuvres Complètes(3×CD, Album, Stereo)	1998	cpo
5	Boulez / Barraqué – Pi-Hsien Chen – Troisième Sonate / Douze Notations / Sonate Pour Piano(CD, Album)	1997	Telos Records
6	Jean Barraqué - Ensemble 2E2M, Paul Méfano – Concerto - Le Temps Restitué	1987	Harmonia Mundi France
7	Jean Barraqué - Ensemble 2E 2M, Paul Méfano – …Au Delà Du Hasard (1959)(LP, Album, Stereo)	1981	Astrée
8	Jean Barraque, Roger Woodward – Sonate Pour Piano	1978	Unicorn Records (3)
9	Roger Woodward - Jean Barraqué, Sylvano Bussotti, Leo Brouwer – The London Music Digest From The Round House(2×LP, Stereo, Box Set, )	1973	EMI
10	Jean Barraqué - Josephine Nendick, Noël Lee, Bent Lyloff Et Les Percussions De Copenhague, Membres de L'Ensemble Prisma , Direction Tamás Vetö – Séquence / Chant Après Chant	1970	Valois
11	Jean Barraqué - Claude Helffer – Sonate Pour Piano	1969	Valois
12	Sonate \| Séquence	1959	Vega
13	Jean Barraqué - Ethel Semser, Yvonne Loriod, Rudolf Albert – Sequence(8", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono)	1956	Vega